AT&T tower to be demolished

DECO Demolition and Excavation will start the process of taking down the AT&T tower on Judson Street in Fort Scott Monday morning. Jason E. Silvers/Herald-Tribune

At 9 a.m., Monday, DECO Demolition and Excavation will begin the three-week process of taking down the microwave AT&T tower located on Judson Street between Wall and First streets in Fort Scott.

Brett Kisner, field supervisor operator with the Kansas City-based company, said the firm on Monday will basically be setting up cranes in preparation for hand-sawing the tower apart.

Constructed in 1989, the tower was never really used because digital technology was brought into the area in 1991, rendering the microwave technology obsolete, City Codes Manager Brent Crays said.

Roger Randall, an employee with DECO, said the firm will be working four 10-hour days Monday through Thursday to remove the structure.

Mayor Jim Adams and a local minister are also expected to be in attendence on Monday as well.